The Miami Jewish Film Festival is honored to present the ninth annual Screening the Holocaust film series, an expanded cinematic program running from October 14, 2024 through September 29, 2025. The series will showcase twelve acclaimed Holocaust interest films, each presented monthly, accompanied by insightful discussions that aim to engage audiences understanding and deeper exploration of this historical event and its lasting impact.
Presented in collaboration with the Claims Conference, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, the Holocaust Teacher’s Institute, and The University of Miami’s Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, this groundbreaking program offers free screenings open to the public. Each film serves as a catalyst for reflection, encouraging dialogue on one of history’s darkest periods while highlighting humanity’s capacity for goodness in the face of adversity.
The series opens on Monday, October 14, with the Academy Award-winning Son of Saul at O Cinema South Beach. This gripping portrayal of the Holocaust sets the stage for a year of emotionally profound and acclaimed films designed to deepen audiences understanding of this historical event and its impact.
In November, Jake Paltrow’s June Zero, which premiered at the 2023 MiamiJewish Film Festival, will be featured as part of a special Holocaust Education Week event hosted annually by the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach. The screening will take place outdoors at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, followed by an intimate post-film conversation with Jake Paltrow and Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, director of the Holocaust Teacher’s Institute, and Nikki Freeman, Education Director of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.
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